Episode 231: High Risk: What Weed is Doing to Young Brains
Summary: Fostering Voices returns with an important conversation about marijuana use among young adults and why the growing normalization of cannabis may carry deeper consequences than many realize. B...
12 Touko 45min
Episode 230: A Grown Up Love Story: Adoption after Later Stages
Summary: Today, we're joined by Leah and Brian from the Gift of Adoption Fund to explore how families are supported as they welcome youth who have faced adversity into permanent, loving homes. With mo...
20 Huhti 33min
Episode 229: ENOLA: You're Not Alone
Summary: Isolation is one of the most consistent challenges we hear from the young adults we serve. Many feel like they are navigating life on their own, and that sense of disconnection doesn't just a...
7 Huhti 45min
Episode 228: Empowering Vulnerable Youth in Uncertain Times - Estefana Johnson
Summary: In a time marked by division and uncertainty, today's conversation confronts a hard reality. Many of the youth we care about are struggling to find their footing. Fragmentation across culture...
24 Maalis 47min
Episode 227: Finding Strength in Our Shared Stories
Summary: In this episode, we explore how parents and caregivers can find strength, encouragement, and resilience through shared experiences with others who understand their journey. Parenting—especial...
10 Maalis 47min
Episode 226: Crisis Intersection: Policing with Compassion
Summary: When a mental health crisis escalates to the point of police involvement, most families feel overwhelmed, unprepared, and unsure of what happens next. In this episode, we step into that diffi...
24 Helmi 46min
Episode 225: Navigating Connection in Out-of-Home Placement
Summary: When a child can't stay at home, families are often left asking one painful question: how do we stay connected without making things harder? In this episode, we talk about how families can st...
10 Helmi 44min
Episode 224: Focus In, Freak Out Less
Summary: In this episode of the Fostering Voices podcast, Brian and Kim explore what happens when we shift our focus inward—toward what we can control, what we need, and how we choose to respond—and h...
27 Tammi 42min
